dissolvent
dissolvent , adjective
[Latin dissolvens, -entis, present participle of dissolvere.]
Having power to dissolve power to dissolve a solid body; as, the dissolvent juices of the stomach. — Ray
Dissolvent , noun
1.
That which has the power of dissolving or melting other substances, esp. by mixture with them; a menstruum; a solvent.
Melted in the crucible dissolvents.
The secret treaty of December acted as an immediate dissolvent to the truce.
2.
(Medicine) A remedy supposed capable of dissolving concretions in the body, such as calculi, tubercles, etc.